Brothers, sisters: the temptation to languish in self-pity is great -- who can deny it? -- beleaguered as we are by the sins of our past. But self-pity is no more than a tricky shade of pride, freezing us up when we should act! The Lamb's Path leads up beyond the reach of the self, obliterating the ego. But we must work for it! We must not lie caged in our bones, groveling at the ego's altar.